Back in Anchorage, when I was in elementary school, my very best friend was the son of an AS Senior VP. We always found ourselves upgraded when my family flew AS to go visit the "lower 48." ^
Even better was the fact that my family owned a Chinese restaurant back in Anchorage. Back then, Anchorage was an important gateway for flights to Asia. A lot of homesick Chinese would come visit the restaurant and socalize, including some China Airlines employees, who would come by and make themselves known to my folks. Whenever we went to the check-in counter, there was usually somebody there we recognized. They always gave us any upgrades, and I knew my folks never bought anything but economy. I thought it was the coolest thing when I was a kid! We were always seated upstairs in the 747s!
Steve
